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// This software is written and copyrighted by Stefan Kyntchev 
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using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace svs.Mobile.BeyondMedia.Objects
{
	internal interface IView
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the title.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The title.</value>
		string Title { get; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the view menu.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The view menu.</value>
		MainMenu ViewMenu { get; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Shows or Hides the view
		/// </summary>
		bool Visible { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Sets the focus to the view
		/// </summary>
		bool Focus();

		/// <summary>
		/// Notifies the view that it will be activated
		/// </summary>
		void OnBeforeActivate();

		/// <summary>
		/// Notifies the view that it was deactivated
		/// </summary>
		void OnAfterDeactivate();

		/// <summary>
		/// Notifies that the view was activated
		/// </summary>
		void OnAfterActivate();

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets a screenshot of the view for transitions
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns></returns>
		Bitmap CreateScreenShot();
		
	}
}